Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication at Texas Tech University

What traits are you looking for in a public relations, advertising, and applied communication school? To help you decide if Texas Tech University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public relations, advertising, and applied communication program.

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and approximately 40,322 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication section at the bottom of this page.

Texas Tech Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

Online Classes Are Available at Texas Tech

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Texas Tech does offer online courses in public relations, advertising, and applied communication for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Texas Tech Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Rankings

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Student Demographics at Texas Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public relations, advertising, and applied communication majors at Texas Tech University.

Texas Tech Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of public relations, advertising, and applied communication master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in public relations, advertising, and applied communication each year. Texas Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public relations, advertising, and applied communication master's degree from Texas Tech, 66% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas Tech University with a master's in public relations, advertising, and applied communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Sports Communication
• Public Relations
• Advertising

Careers That Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in public relations, advertising, and applied communication can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Texas Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Public Relations Specialists	28,360	$60,600
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	4,680	$125,490
Communications Professors	2,460	$68,900
Advertising and Promotions Managers	1,590	$98,960

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Johan Hendrikse under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.